Microsoft Windows Vista, Second Edition: Visual QuickStart Guide

Appendix A. Installing Windows Vista

If your PC came with Windows Vista installed, you may be able to use it for the life of the machine without ever referring to this appendix. But if you’re upgrading to Vista, this appendix will show you how to install your new operating system. Tinkerers and hobbyists will find useful information here too; a clean Windows installation is the last word in restoring the speed of a computer that has grown slow with accumulated software glitches, partially uninstalled programs, and other baggage.

Running Vista on a Mac

If you have an Intel-based Apple Macintosh, you can use one of these programs to run Vista at native speed:

Boot Camp (part of Mac OS X 10.5 and later; www.apple.com/bootcamp) partitions your hard drive ...